COMMENCEMENTAUGUST 13, 2020

COMMENCEMENT August 13, 2020

Thursday, August 13, 2020 7 o’clock in the evening

Board of Trustees

Jack Hayford Founder, Chancellor Emeritus

Robert Morris Chancellor

Kevin Grove Chairman

Kenneth Ulmer Vice Chairman

Jon Chasteen President

Sterling Brackett

Larry Dantzler

Dan Hicks

Howard Kaloogian

Tom Lane

Dennis Newman

Robert Stearns

Jack Young

Mission Statement

The King’s University is a higher education and ministry leadership training center that exists to provide biblically and theologically sound preparation that equips men and women to

become the next generation of Christ-like, Spirit-empowered, transformational leaders for the global church.

Core Values

ROOTED

We commit to seek and live the truth (John 16:13).

We set our sights on excellence (Phil 4:8-9).

UNITED

We believe that all of us together are better than any one of us apart (Eph 4:16).

We choose to be life-giving, building up rather than tearing down (Luke 6:37).

EMPOWERED

We are Spirit-led, living in the power, gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:25).

We ask with audacity, not insulting God with small thinking (Luke 11:8-10).

TRANSFORMED

We are kingdom-minded, following our King, who came not to be served, but to serve (Matt 20:28).

We have grit, believing that hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard (Gal 6:9).

Order of Service

DIGITAL PROCESSIONAL AND KING'S HYMN “Majesty” by Jack Hayford | Performed by Stanton Nelson

WELCOME Dr. Jon Chasteen | President

PRAISE AND WORSHIP TKU Music and Worship Students

INVOCATION AND WORD FROM CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Rev. Kevin Grove | Chairman of the Board

SCRIPTURE READING: HEBREWS 12:1-2 (NASB) Nefertiti (Jodi) Matthews

STUDENT ADDRESSES Mikayla Daws | President’s Award Recipient

Joseph Culbertson | Chancellor’s Award Recipient

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Dr. Pete Sanchez Jr.

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES AND CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Dr. Jon Chasteen Dr. David Cole | Provost

COMMISSIONING OF THE CLASS OF 2020 Rhonda Davis | Vice President of Enrollment Management

TURNING OF THE TASSELS

Bryan Chambers | Executive Director of Advancement

BENEDICTION Dr. David Cole

Worship Participants Sydney Johnson, Matthew Lawhon, Christopher Ontiveros, Denton Parsons, LeAnn Remmers,

Camila Robledo, Heidi Weimer

Commencement Speaker DR. PETE SANCHEZ JR.

Dr. Pete Sanchez, Jr. is presently the Executive Pastor of Worship for New Life Church in Colorado Springs, CO. He provides pastoral care and leadership for the gifted musicians, singers, and songwriters who lead congregational worship for seven (7) New Life congregations. From 2013-2016, he served as Professor of Worship and Pastoral Studies and Executive Vice-President of Academics for The King’s University at Gateway in Southlake, TX. While there, he helped TKU develop their undergraduate worship studies program. He continues to serve TKU as an adjunct professor. Dr. Sanchez is a graduate of Houston Baptist University (BS – Music and Christianity) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDivBL; Doctor of Ministry). He has served as an adjunct professor for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Houston campus), Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA), Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA), Columbia Southern University (Orange Beach, AL), the King’s College and Seminary (Van Nuys, CA), and as a guest instructor for Continental Theological Seminary (Brussels, Belgium). He was also Assistant Professor of Church Music and Worship Leadership at the University of Mobile (2006-2011) where in partnership with Integrity Music, he helped develop and lead the University’s successful undergraduate worship leadership program. As a Vice President for Integrity Music and Dean of The Integrity Worship Institute (1999 - 2011), Dr. Sanchez helped lead an on-campus and online training school for pastors, worship leaders and artists. He was also a regular guest instructor and conference pastor for Integrity Media’s Seminars4Worship regional conferences. His international work with Integrity gave him the unique opportunity to help train pastors and worship leaders from many “closed” countries as well as leaders in Holland, Italy, Malaysia, England, Wales, Russia, Armenia, Cyprus, Taiwan, Belgium, Uruguay, and Brazil. As the composer of the now classic worship song I Exalt Thee, he was also privileged to be the worship leader for the Integrity Hosanna! Music project, I Exalt Thee. He and his wife Karen have been married 46 years and presently reside in Colorado Springs, CO. Their family is blessed with a married son Scott, wife Katharine, grandsons Caden, Isaiah and Joshua, and a married daughter, Elita Friesen, husband Ryan, grandsons Noah, Jackson, and Seth, and a granddaughter Macy Jo.

Graduate Degrees CANDIDATES

MASTER’S PROGRAM

Master of Divinity Carolanne Maire Bassett With Honors Jacob S. Jenkins With Honors David Richard Lockwood With Honors Rebecca Pathak McNabb With Honors Kristopher Raven With Honors Jacqueline Rockwell Daniel Sanchez-Roldan Tzuyen Yeh With Honors

Master of Divinity with Concentration in Messianic Jewish Studies

Kimberley Renee Beard With Honors Joseph Aaron Culbertson With High Honors Warren Frank-Haywood Mason Aaron Adam Mendez With Honors Jennifer Crockett Scudiero With Honors

Master of Practical Theology Karin Anne Albert With Honors Joash Moosa Bhatti Damaris Fernandez Hernandez With Honors Jessica C. Battle Frieson With Honors Catherine Gallaher With High Honors Bethany Lackie Veronica Michelle Lopez Ray Clarence Minifield Jr. Linda Rae Robert Andrew N. Strand With Honors Andre Deon Walker Jr. Master of Practical Theology with a Concentration in Messianic Jewish Studies

Rene Annette Wallace With Honors

Master of Marriage and Family Therapy Audria Alyssa Adorno With Honors Sandra L. Anthony With Honors Neddy Pauline Dommer With Honors Mara Beth Edmunds With High Honors Justin G. Ellis With Honors Ashleigh Brooke Lee With High Honors Allison M. Mendoza McNeil With Honors Angela Marie Moon With Honors Jennifer Olivia Oparaodu Ann Trammell Qualls With Honors Ashlynn Ramirez With High Honors Bryan Douglas Ritchie With Honors David I. Roberts With High Honors

Master of Organizational Leadership Micah D. Barclay Kristina Lynn Bell With High Honors Allen Timothy Gutierrez With Honors Anthony Jacobs Retha Danel Mason With High Honors Brannen Todd Mullican With High Honors Mavourene Yvonne Robinson Rock Skeans

Master of Spiritual Leadership David Henry Lee With High Honors Nelson L Miller With High Honors Dwayne Pine With Honors

Undergraduate Degrees CANDIDATES

BACHELOR’S PROGRAM

Bachelor of Biblical and Theological Studies Caleb-Jordan David Burross Bryan William Camp Magna Cum Laude Zachary Owen Dillon Timothy Jacob John Jesse Ramirez JR Kaci Lynn Smith-Lopez Cum Laude Aubry Nicole Young Cum Laude

Bachelor of Biblical and Theological Studies with a Concentration in Messianic Jewish Studies Gianna L. Lima Magna Cum Laude Nefertiti Athena (Jodi) Matthews Cum Laude

Bachelor of Biblical Counseling Verónica Andrea Caro Summa Cum Laude Yvette Castillo Chilando Melody Chitobolo Magna Cum Laude Rachel Aspeytia Clark Cum Laude

Kailey Lauren Dempsey

Cum Laude Kaylin Marie Gmuer Magna Cum Laude Jacqueline Velisa James Summa Cum Laude Annie Christine Irene Jones Magna Cum Laude Derek W. Lewis Cum Laude Isaac Lopez Summa Cum Laude Natzimi Massa-Santiago Jerrad Jason Monroe Summa Cum Laude Priscilla Perez Evelyn Alderink Piesker Cum Laude Hannah Mikayla Ray Sarah Nicole Reyes Cum Laude Nickolas Adam Marinas Ruiz Magna Cum Laude Diana Marie Sarg Magna Cum Laude Katelynn Diane Slater Summa Cum Laude Lauren Kate Waltz Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor of Christian Ministries Hannah N Adams Summa Cum Laude Crystalyn Elaine Alamilla Magna Cum Laude

Jacob Paul Hopwood

Bachelor of Cross-Cultural Ministry Elizabet Alexander Summa Cum Laude Mikayla Cherise Daws Summa Cum Laude Michaela Nicole Dowen Cum Laude Jordan Overton

Bachelor of General Christian Studies Elizabeth Demarest Cum Laude Lisa Jefferson-Norman Alexander P Loeffler Marshall McCurry Sabina Nazareth Summa Cum Laude Mitchell Ryan Peterson Summa Cum Laude Ashlyn Polnick Magna Cum Laude Michael Allen Pounds Austin Rumpel Riley Madison Marie Salomon Matthew Yujun Yang

Bachelor of Worship Leadership Sydney Lauray Johnson Summa Cum Laude Denton Thomas Parsons Summa Cum Laude Nolen Smith

ASSOCIATE PROGRAM

Associate of Christian Ministries Kesia Breder Guimaraes Reagan A. Ivey Terry L. Knapp Jr Magna Cum Laude Christopher Ontiveros

Associate of Worship Leadership Kelsey Beth Long Magna Cum Laude LeAnn Remmers Summa Cum Laude Andrew Woodbury

Academic Regalia

The hood is a symbol of the degree the wearer holds and is the most distinctive part of the academic dress. The colors of the hood identify the degree and university or college that conferred it. Hoods worn by the faculty of The King’s University in the commencement processional are a colorful spectacle representing the many graduate schools faculty members have attended.

The hood is lined and carries the colors of the institution conferring the degree the hoods for all TKU degrees are lined with purple and silver. The velvet border on the outside of the hood identifies the degree. Theology degrees are signified by the scarlet border, counseling degrees are signified by the light blue border, and organizational leadership degrees are signified by the drab border.

Honor cords are worn to represent the Latin honors earned by each wearer. For undergraduate degrees, the gold and purple cords represent Summa Cum Laude; the silver and purple cords represent Magna Cum Laude; and the purple cords represent Cum Laude. For graduate degrees, the gold and purple represent With High Honors and the silver and purple represent With Honors.

TO OUR FAITHFUL ALUMNI From the Office of Advancement

Dear TKU Graduate, On behalf of The King's University alumni, congratulations! We welcome you as a new member of the TKU Alumni Association. Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have made it possible for you to achieve this impressive milestone. We have been where you are and remember the excitement you feel today. Please know we value your continued relationship with your alma mater and we desire to offer ways to keep you connected with The King’s. Chapel services and other events throughout the year are always open to our alumni! You can also stay connected with your TKU friends and community by following us on The King's University Alumni Facebook group or through our alumni page at tku.edu/alumni. Congratulations again on your achievement. Take this opportunity to make a difference in the world by sharing the love of Jesus with everyone you meet and serving with excellence in the community to which you are called. We cannot wait to see you at our next alumni event! Go change the world, Office of Advancement

“The King's Hymn” JACK W. HAYFORD

VERSE 1 To the King of King’s this hymn we raise Jesus Christ, the Son of God, we praise We exalt Your Name above all names

We declare Your Kingdom’s endless reign Calv’ry’s Lamb Whose blood mankind can save

Worthy Lord of lords ris’n from the grave As You’ve called us each to follow You

We present our lives today

VERSE 2 To the King of all the Universe

Father God, we laud Your mighty works Great Creator of all things that are From a tender babe to distant star

Still, creation’s wonders seen above You’ve exceeded with redemption’s love

That in Christ restored we might be freed To fulfill Your will today

VERSE 3

So for this we plead Your gifts and power Holy Spirit fill us all this hour

As we praise King Jesus, Christ our Lord Come anoint us to proclaim Your Word

Holy fire consume and purify Holy tongues ignite to glorify

Jesus Christ our Lord-the King of King’s We will follow Him always

© 2002 Jack W. Hayford, The King’s College and Seminary, Van Nuys, CA 91405

Disclaimer

The listing of graduates is based upon the information provided prior to the printing of the commencement program. The appearance or absence of any name in the program does not constitute recognition or denial of completion of degree requirements. The program is issued as a ceremonial publication and is not an official record of graduates. The University apologizes for any errors or omissions. Degrees are awarded upon successful completion of all degree requirements. Participation at the commencement ceremony or listing of a student’s name in the program does not guarantee degree conferral.

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